Civics has officially changed its name to Bucks Buccaneers, the Namibia Football Association (NFA) announce on Thursday. The change in name and ownership is effective immediately, the NFA said in a statement. “This follows the successful completion of an ownership transition and subsequent approval by the NFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF),” the NFA confirmed. “Civics Football Club recently entered into negotiations regarding new ownership. Following the NFA’s review and approval of the ownership change, in accordance with NFA Statutes, the new owners submitted an application for a name change. “The NFA, after consultation with CAF, has received positive confirmation regarding this request,” the NFA stated. Civics were founded by a group of young students in 1983, who initially named the team after a local street – Bethlehem
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Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been given a one-year community payback order after he admitted a domestic abuse charge against his estranged wife. The 32-year-old was previously given a five-year non-harassment order and fined £600 after breaching bail conditions. He had admitted shouting and swearing and acting in an abusive manner towards his wife Gillian. Appearing at Selkirk Sheriff Court, he was given a payback order – meaning he will do supervised work in the community – and a non-harassment order was imposed again. Sheriff Peter Paterson told Hogg the sentence was an alternative to custody. The payback order will be reviewed for compliance on 25 March at Jedburgh Sheriff Court, with the former Scotland international required to appear. He made no comment as he left court
Cape Town City goalkeeper Darren Keet could not contain his joy on Wednesday after a shock 1-0 home win over South African Premiership title hopefuls Orlando Pirates. Venezuelan Darwin Gonzalez scored the match-winner on 74 minutes, soon after Patrick Maswanganyi missed a penalty for the visitors in front of a 22,000 crowd. “On social media they were saying this was a warm-up match for Pirates before they play in the CAF Champions League at the weekend,” former South Africa international Keet told reporters. “Pirates supporters were so confident — they believed this match would be a walkover for them. It is a brilliant feeling to have beaten them.” Victory completed a double for Cape Town over the biggest crowd pullers in the country — Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs — within
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It’s a second successive home win for Amakhosi. Kaizer Chiefs’ Wandile Duba (centre) celebrates after equalising against Stellenbosch. Picture: Daniel Hlongwane/Gallo Images Wandile Duba grabbed a well-taken double as Kaizer Chiefs secured an encouraging 2-1 Betway Premiership win over Stellenbosch FC at FNB Stadium on Wednesday. ALSO READ: Royal AM farce doesn’t reflect well on PSL The 20 year-old Amakhosi forward’s astute header and fine right-footed finish ensured a come-from-behind win for Nasreddine Nabi’s side. This was a second successive home win for Chiefs. And Amakhosi fans will hope it can spark a more consistent run of form as Chiefs look to climb the Premiership table. Chiefs’ early struggles Bradley Cross made his first start for Chiefs since returning to the squad following an injury picked up against Polokwane City
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Manchester United legend Teddy Sheringham has advocated for Wayne Rooney to join the club’s coaching role Plymouth Argyle recently fired the England and Man United legend after a dreadful run His former side are struggling this season, and Sheringham believes the retired forward will help It has been a good week for Manchester United, who held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw in an epic encounter. The Red Devils are having their worst Premier League season, and after four defeats in a row, there was talk of relegation. Treble winner Teddy Sheringham has said Wayne Rooney could help coach Man United’s struggling strikers. Wayne Rooney’s coaching career has not started well. Photos by Martin Rickett/PA Images and Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA.Source: Getty Images Can Wayne Rooney unlock Man United strikers?
The Baby Gladiators are determined to improve their performance this year following an underwhelming showing in 2024. The team assembled for camp on Sunday, ahead of their first assignment of the new year which will see them face Uganda in Kampala over two legs of Fifa under-17 Women’s World Cup qualification next week. Uganda host the first leg on 16 January at the Kampala Hamz Stadium, with the second leg scheduled for 19 January at the same stadium. Baby Warriors head coach Hafeni Ndeitunga stresses the importance of putting their best foot forward, in what is expected to be testing matches against Uganda. His side endured a torrid time at the Cosafa tournament for their age group in November and December, losing all three of their matches by high scores.
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West Ham sack Lopetegui and hold talks with Potter Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Lopetegui had been preparing for Friday’s FA Cup third-round tie with Aston Villa West Ham have sacked manager Julen Lopetegui after just six months in charge and are in talks with Graham Potter about succeeding him. Former Wolves boss Lopetegui, 58, was appointed in May following the departure of David Moyes but officially took charge on 1 July. The Hammers won just six Premier League games during the Spaniard’s tenure. Saturday’s 4-1 defeat by Manchester City was a ninth loss in 20 league games this season and left the club 14th – seven points above the relegation zone. The club have held talks with former Chelsea and Brighton boss Potter about taking the role, initially
Newcastle took a giant stride towards the League Cup final as goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon earned a 2-0 semi-final, first leg lead at Arsenal on Tuesday. The Magpies have never previously won the competition and have had to wait since 1969 to celebrate any major trophy. But in Isak they have the form striker in England right now and he rifled home the opener then helped tee up the second for Gordon. Arsenal have a mountain to climb when the sides meet for the second leg on February 5 if they are to progress to meet either Tottenham or Liverpool in the final. The importance of silverware to both clubs was reflected in the line-ups as Mikel Arteta and Eddie Howe named their strongest available teams. Arteta
Roma triumphed 2-0 against local rivals Lazio on Sunday to give Claudio Ranieri his biggest win since the veteran coach took charge of his boyhood club for the third time. Lorenzo Pellegrini and Alexis Saelemaekers netted the goals in eight first-half minutes which gave Roma the points in a fraught atmosphere at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Ranieri’s team are up to 10th on 23 points, still 12 points behind Lazio who sit in the final Champions League spot but now with some breathing space from the relegation zone. Six points separate Roma from Lecce, who sit just inside the bottom three and drew 0-0 with Genoa earlier on Sunday, as Ranieri slowly gets the capital club going back in the right direction. Roma were in such disarray when the
India captain Jasprit Bumrah is forced off with injury on Day Two of the fifth Test but Australia fail to capitalise. India brushed off the absence of captain Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss Australia for 181 and reach 141 for six for an overall lead of 145 on an extraordinary second day of the finely balanced fifth Test. On a day of high drama at a sunbathed Sydney Cricket Ground, Bumrah took the first wicket to set India on their way but departed with the team doctor soon after Lunch for medical scans of his back after suffering spasms. Prasidh Krishna (3-42), Mohammed Siraj (3-51) and Nitish Kumar Reddy stepped into the considerable bowling void left by their captain to rout Australia and fire India to a slender first-innings lead of
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In the women’s game, Nelly Korda won seven times, including her second major 03 January 2025 – 16:44 By Frank Pingue Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Scottie Scheffler of the US celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2024 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 14 2024. Image: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images While professional golf’s future is as uncertain now as it was a year ago given the pace of negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, one thing was made crystal clear in 2024 — Scottie Scheffler is the man to beat. Scheffler became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to win seven or more times
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Top seed Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Brisbane International in a straight-set quarter-final defeat by Reilly Opelka. Djokovic, chasing his 100th ATP title, went neck-and-neck with the American in the first set before Opelka eased to a 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 victory in one hour and 40 minutes. Opelka, 27, will now face France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who beat Jakub Mensik 7-5 7-6 (7-5) to reach the semi-finals. “[Djokovic] is the greatest tennis player ever. But it’s difficult being in his position,” said Opelka, who is ranked 293rd in the world. “The reality is we have nothing to lose against him, so you end up playing more freely and taking a lot more risks because it’s your only chance. If you play your normal level, he wins every time.” Opelka
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As the world enjoyed the festive season and welcomed the new year, athletes in Nyahururu continued to adhere to their training programme without a break. Tuesday, the last day of 2024, saw a number of athletes training at the Nyahururu stadium, anticipating to perform well in coming competitions like the counties’ cross-country championships scheduled for January 11, 2025, as well as the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) cross-country competition set for January 10 at the Ulinzi grounds in Langata, Nairobi. A battalion of athletes from the National Police Service (NPS) are training hard for their cross-country championships, which will take place on January 17 at the NPS Leadership Academy in Ngong. According to the current Athletics Kenya (AK) calendar of events, athletes who are set to hold their cross-country championships between
“It feels different but the important thing is we need to stay humble,” Salah, who leads the league with 16 goals, told Amazon Prime. “We had a few injuries when we were ahead (previously) and we lose it in the end. Hopefully we carry on like that with no injuries and we go on and win it. “This one is very special. Hopefully we win the Premier League for this club. It’s something I dream of.” Liverpool next travel to face West Ham United on Sunday before hosting Manchester United on Jan. 5.
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – The National Construction Authority (NCA) has confirmed that the collapsed seven-story building in Rongo on Wednesday had been suspended due to structural integrity concerns. The Authority announced it will conduct investigations to determine the cause of the collapse. In a statement on Thursday, NCA Executive Director Maurice Akech indicated that at the time of the collapse, the project had been suspended following a routine quality assurance check by the Authority’s compliance team. “NCA raised concerns about the structural integrity of the building under construction, and the developer was directed to produce a structural integrity report before construction could proceed,” Akech stated. The statement promised a further assessment to inform next steps. “A detailed investigation will be conducted in the coming days to determine the actual